Sentences with phrase «voluntary national»

Last year I told you about the plan to release a voluntary national standard for mentally healthy workplaces.

Since the economic burden of mental illnesses in Canada has been estimated at $ 51 - billion per year, with almost $ 20 - billion of that coming from workplace losses, the Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) has launched a collaborative project with the Bureau de normalisation du Québec (BNQ) and the standards division of the Canadian Standards Association (CSA Standards) to create a voluntary national standard for mentally healthy workplaces.

The process of developing a voluntary national standard in Nepal through online surveys, key informant interviews, a multi-stakeholder forum and field consultation, has provided an innovative and field - tested apporach to standards development.

In fact, the Copenhagen Accord and the Cancun agreements allowed each nation to identify its emissions reduction commitment based upon voluntary national considerations without regard to equity.

But the fund has so far secured only $ 22 million, almost entirely from voluntary national donations and far shy of its $ 116 million goal.

A new global climate agreement based on voluntary national pledges of domestic action is expected to be finalized in Paris in December.

The proposals for change are based on «voluntary national commitments», which are not legally binding and will not commit countries to meet any targets or to work within a given timeframe.

My overall impression remains that while it certainly hits all the right points in terms of what the issues are, the central failing will be that all of it is based upon voluntary national actions.

«The pet community has provided strong support for Canine Care Certified, a voluntary national certification program, which conducts independent audits using science - based standards developed by the Center for Animal Welfare at Purdue University.»

This voluntary national certification program for the care and dogs and puppies by professional breeders, was the result of the collaboration between animal welfare experts, animal scientists, veterinary medicine, animal welfare organizations and the pet industry and is being pilot tested by Purdue University animal scientists.

These critics ask us to leave public schools alone apart from creating voluntary national standards — speed zones without traffic tickets, as it were.

There's a disconnect between what the administration is promising — a set of voluntary national content standards — and what we the people will receive — a standardization of the public school system.

During her 18 - month tenure, she pushed for the development of voluntary national standards for all students.

The Standards found on this site reference the 1994 voluntary national arts standards.

To promote this view, the U.S. Department of Education made awards in 1991 and 1992 to broad - based groups of scholars and teachers who would develop voluntary national standards in science, history, the arts, civics, geography, foreign languages, and English language arts.

The legislation includes the first federal proposal to address school facilities when developing voluntary national opportunity - to - learn standards.

In June of 2014, the National Coalition for Core Arts Standards (NCCAS) published voluntary National Core Arts Standards, which are a significant revision of the standards first adopted in 1994.

This study comes at a time of intense efforts to improve education in New Jersey, which is rolling out new teacher evaluations, new online state tests and a new set of voluntary national standards called the Common Core, which spells out what children should master in each grade.

Critics of the voluntary national tests also claim that public education is the responsibility of the states, not the federal government,...

A new voluntary national test of fourth grade reading would stimulate change» [b] y showing parents and teachers where individual students stand in relation to rigorous national standards and by demonstrating the kind of work that will be essential for success in the next century.

She has been involved in drafting the National Assessment of Educational Progress reading tests and is currently serving as an adviser for President Clinton's proposed voluntary national reading test.

A new voluntary national test of eighth grade mathematics would stimulate change by raising the public's awareness of the more challenging standards all students should meet.

Chile also introduced a voluntary national teacher competency exam for recent college graduates.

«The support of the Obama administration for this hitherto voluntary national effort [created] confusion as to whether CCSS was a... federal effort.

Nearly 20 years ago, after the Clinton administration proposed a program of voluntary national student testing, Chester Finn, then a senior fellow at the conservative Hudson Institute, warned that if it failed it would be because «liberals hate the word «testing» and conservatives hate the word «national.

Yet Ravitch sees no hope for choice and competition in education, asking us to leave public schools alone apart from articulating voluntary national standards without holding anyone accountable for meeting them.

A U.S. Department of Education press release reports that the department already has issued a contract to develop the voluntary national tests.

A significant portion of respondents (71 percent) backs a voluntary national testing program that the federal government would administer to fourth - and eighth - grade students to measure the performance of U.S. public schools.

But members of the goals panel, noting that both chambers had passed versions of the legislation, said that the death of the bill does not represent a setback in the effort to establish a set of voluntary national standards...

A close - up examination of the reasoning behind the plan to introduce voluntary national tests of reading and mathematics in America's schools in March 1999.

After congratulating the nation for working to amass current successes — including financial aid options that have «finally opened the doors of college to all Americans,» state - developed academic standards, the creation of a voluntary national test, technology in the schools, and an emphasis on class - size reduction — Clinton outlined his proposal to drive public education into the 21st century.

These voluntary national tests are at the very heart of our efforts to achieve excellence.»

When Bill Clinton proposed voluntary national testing in 1997, he drew opposition from both ends of the political spectrum, including the Eagle Forum, the Christian Coalition, the Congressional Black Caucus, and the National Education Association.

The embattled developers of the voluntary national standards for history agreed late last week to revise their documents outlining what K - 12 students should know and be able to do in that subject.

Urban school districts like Seattle that signed up to participate in these voluntary national tests ought to have that opportunity.

This is why I support voluntary national tests for 4th grade reading and 8th grade math.

Historians and educators are weeks away from unveiling revisions to the voluntary national standards for U.S. and world history.

The contractor that had agreed last year to write President Clinton's proposed voluntary national tests for students is still up for the challenge, even after an independent board revamped the contract.

State Pensions A scheme is to be introduced to allow current pensioners, and those who reach State Pension age before the introduction of the new single tier pension in April 2016, an option to top up their Additional State Pension record through a new class of voluntary National Insurance contributions, to be known as Class 3A.

The goal of this privately organized board, created in 1987, is to establish a voluntary national certification system to recognize and reward outstanding teachers.

During the hearing, Mr. Reich also said he envisions developing voluntary national skill standards in no more than 15 or...

The concept of voluntary national certification for skilled teachers — which is being explored by the...

At a time when some say the steam has gone out of the push for national K - 12 standards, a Philadelphia foundation has announced plans to inject $ 14 million into several projects that emphasize the development of voluntary national standards.

Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole, the leading candidate for the 1996 Republican presidential nomination, last week attacked the voluntary national history standards in a speech designed to appeal to his party's conservative wing.

Likewise, the Department of Education's attempts during the late 1990s to use OERI staff and resources in developing the controversial voluntary national tests in reading and math, without congressional authorization, led some legislators to question the research agency's independence.

Beyond the political turmoil buffeting President Clinton's plan for new voluntary national tests for students, experts are raising concerns about the proposed exams» value as assessments.

Close - Up: Voluntary National Tests A close - up examination of the reasoning behind the plan to introduce voluntary national tests of reading and mathematics in America's schools in March 1999.

In October, the Parties to the UNCCD agreed to set up voluntary national targets to support the realization of the LDN target on a global level.

Harper's government cancelled the mandatory long - form census in 2010 and replaced it with the voluntary National Household Survey.

Domestically, ANSI provides a forum where the private and public sectors can cooperatively work together toward the development of voluntary national consensus standards.